The Chemistry Department at UAlbany welcomes Dr. Omar Yaghi to the 16th Kuivila Lecture. The Nobel Prize-winning scientist will present Reticular Chemistry and AI for the Planet.

The public is welcome to attend this event. Seating is first-come, first-served.

The UAlbany alum, Dr. Omar M. Yaghi '85 received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, shared with Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University and Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne, for his groundbreaking work in the development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — porous molecular structures that can support new approaches to clean energy and environmental sustainability. His research demonstrated that these frameworks can store hydrogen and methane for clean fuel, capture industrial CO₂ emissions and pull drinkable water directly from desert air.